The rule that allowed Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) to single-handedly call for a vote ousting Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) has become a key issue for Republicans as they grapple over who should replace him. Some are intent on changing the rule, known as a “motion to vacate,” so a handful of House Republicans can never...

New data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has shed light on the rate at which long COVID affects children, indicating the condition occurs among only a small minority of them. In a new survey conducted by the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), the CDC found that 1.3 percent of children...

This year, as we celebrate Indigenous Peoples Day, it is important that all of us remember and honor the rich history, culture and resilience that Native Americans have shown across the United States. Today is not just a day for celebration, however, it is also a reminder of the collective responsibility we have to rectify...

Vietnamese government agents apparently targeted several U.S. lawmakers and journalists with spyware using public posts on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, according to an investigation by Amnesty International and a consortium of media outlets. Rep. Michael McCaul (R-Texas) and Sens. John Hoeven (R-N.D.), Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Gary Peters (D-Mich.) were all tagged...

Members of the Kennedy family are denouncing 2024 presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s decision on Monday to abandon his Democratic campaign and instead run as an independent candidate. “The decision of our brother Bobby to run as a third-party candidate against Joe Biden is dangerous to our country,” read a statement signed by four of Kennedy’s...

Giant Western mine-clearing vehicles are clearing paths, inch by inch, through the deadly minefields of Ukraine.  

California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) signed off on a pair of rules that will require large corporations that do business in the Golden State to disclose their greenhouse gas emissions and climate-related risk. The two bills, which were among a laundry list of legislation approved this weekend, are the Climate Corporate Data Accountability Act, or SB-253, and the Climate-Related...

U2 is changing the lyrics of their classic hit “Pride (in the Name of Love)” to honor the victims of an attack at a music festival in Israel. “In the light of what’s happened in Israel and Gaza, a song about nonviolence seems somewhat ridiculous, even laughable,” lead singer Bono said in a video posted Monday on...

Gavin Newsom, the governor of California, has signed a bill into law banning four chemicals in foods due to its connection to certain health problems.

Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., called on Harvard leadership to condemn an "anti-Semitic" statement signed by more than two dozen student organizations at the university.